Ticket mutilating, canceling, and counting device.



J. M. JOHNSON.

TICKET MUTILATING, CANCELING, AND COUNTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19. 1916.

1 ,270,837. Patented July 2, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEEI J. M. JOHNSON.

TICKET MUHLAHNG, CANCELING, AND COUNTING DEVICE.

APPUCATION FILED JAN.19, 1916.

1 ,270,837. Patented July 2, 1918.

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JAY M. JOHNSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM P. BUTLER, 0F BERW YN, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1918.

Application filed. January 19, 1916. Serial No. 72,924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAY M. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket Mutilating, Canceling, and Counting Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a mechanism forming a part of a ticket and fare collecting box which operates to receive tickets deposited therein, canceling and mutilating the same, as well as counting the number of tickets handled by the machine.

It is an object therefore of this invention to construct a mechanism adapted to receive a ticket inserted thereinto acting to deface or cancel, as well as mutilate the ticket, and operating also to count the number of tickets defaced or canceled.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a mechanism one member of which operates continuously and acts together with another member normally at rest to receive a ticket therebetween to mutilate and deface the same, thereby bringing said second member into driving operation to drive a registering mechanism to count the tickets.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a ticket canceling and mutilating mechanism wherein one of the elements thereof is caused to move first by engagement with the ticket which also engages a constantly driven element, and thereafter said first element, by the interlocking of a clutch, completing its movement after dis charge of the ticket to effect registration of the ticket.

It is furthermore an important object of this invention to construct a pair of co-acting-rolls adapted to receive a ticket inserted therebetween, one of said rolls driven continuously and the other normally disconnected from a constantly driven clutch, said rolls provided with defacing and mutilating means whereby when a ticket is inserted therebetween the normally stationary roll is caused .to rotate, thereby causing engagement of the clutch and completion of the rotation of the normally stationary roller thereby, and with a register connected to the shaft to the normally stationary element to effect registration of the ticket received through said rolls.

It is finally an object of this invention to construct an improved power driven mechanism to pass a ticket between mutilating and defacing rolls and effect registration of the ticket.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of a fare register equipped with a ticket receiving, mutilating, defacing and registering mechanism embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the tickethandling mechanisms, shown detached from the fare box.

Fig. a is a fragmentary detail view taken on line of Fig. 3, with parts shown in section and parts in elevation.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the rolls taken on line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a similar view, but with the parts broken away and shown in section.

Fig. 7 is a detail view with parts in section and parts in elevation taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a detail section with parts in elevation taken on line 88 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view with parts omitted and parts in elevation, taken on line 99 of Fig. 5. v

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail taken on line 1010 of Fig. 5.

As shown in the drawings:

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a fare box or register, denoted as a whole by the reference numeral 1, has a ticket collection box, denoted as a whole by the reference numeral 2, forming an extension on the forward or front end thereof. An extension 3, projects on one side of the ticket extension 2, and visible through a slot in said extension are the numerals on the dials of a register or counter 4. As clearly shown in Fig. l, a slot 5, is provided in the front wall of said extension 2, to permit insertion of tickets therethrough and the tickets so inserted into the machine are received between the defacing and mutilating devices hereinafter described.

For this purpose, attached upon the frame plates 5 and 6, of the extension 2, ofthe fare looX,are-plates 7 and 8, respectively,of the frame of the ticket handling mechanism. Integrel With o attached t0 sa d respe tive frame plates 7 and '8, are supports'or 'eX tensions 10 and 11, respectively, there being oneioi the former and two of the *latter,

by which frame plate members 12 and 13,7 7 V clamped thereon. Rotatably sleeved near respectively are held disposed in parallel ele ien between he pe t e fremeplate 7 en 8- '.J ereeled b en ppor ed y a d nne h me pla 12 and 1. is an electric motor 14, of any suitable type, the h ft o hi i provided wit a were; 1 J urne d be ween the teamma es? i b arin s 1 fo med in ral w th the Ple e 8, i a shert shaft 17, ha in seeded on one end thereof a worm wheel 18, mesh,- i e' w th a d ere; 15, en at it ether e rte id d th a smell bev l pi ienl also journalecl betweenthe respective inner frame plates 12 and 13, are hollow cylindrical rolls 20 a d 2 re pe ti ely, the upp -1.12 ef W eh i t n d Pr ided wit a shaft ex ens n 9.1 whi h is se ured a e e phiion 22, meshing with the bevel pinion 1:9, elesure e 2 is thr dedihte the st end of each of the respective rolls 20and 21, hereb a inking e d tae es lu-t lnet be introduced therein, after which, of course, said le u e mem ers rep aee e t the samea Rediel P sa es 2 re P eY- ded n ee h e he esr et e y i-edriee membe s 20a 21, and surrounding the sam elf-B absorbent mark hand er ring 2 th bai dse t lower 1 ntac ing th se a the diaper tell se e t mark a d k li s en a t eke Be s thereb etween as said rolls are rotated. Also mounted upon each of said respective rolls 20 and 21, are toothed cutting knives 26, three on each of said rolls, with the cutting knives on the lower roll 21, of slightly less d am t and .efi' et g ly, as learly sho n in Figs. 5 and 6, from the cutting knives 7 7 6 M1120. se theta seisser t ng feet is gained by the co-action of said knives when the same are rotated.

Mounted adjacent the two outermost cutte k i 2. n theePPe ell 2 a e guard .or t pp nger 2 hieh ere nosey journaled' upon the roll 20, so not to rotate th rewi h imila ly m unt d edi ee t' h o term eu ter led es 9f th 'le rre 21V, ere g ar o rippe finger er members 2 l e jeurn led ni a e l'2 ysea net t je' ete the w th ThePerP-es t sen s rip? P embe s 27 28, ste pr n a t eliet whi h is pa s ng be w en h ee eethi a eht ms k ive trem a ng It ereth and reassessed deem... finaee l .or cel r 29,; a e ndented eh A t l '2 ndQl, betwee the lefe tl e tters 26, and hiking loan'ds"25, to' h QldiaIiQ l maintain the same properly disposed upon the rolls.

Rigidly mounted on -the ends ot-the roll 20, is 'a pinion or gear 30, with a spacing slee e 31, disposed between the ewe and one end of the roll 2l, upon a spacer sleeve 33, a t et ed clu h elem nt as n P eidly ess e eted he ew th ,i a pini n or gea 3 5,,which m sh s w th aid P nion 3 0- A nu v er ell '36, i ead d en t r 21, to ho d sa d spaeer sl eve 33, pes tien th e h and to e se meinte n'th se ter knive ail i i ing bands P e-Perly di p sedl e s eeve in n t e .i e e wi th h keyed ther te; hi any suit ble manner t cause frotation' therewith, is clutch elem n .7; W ieh is nerme ly impel d y means of a coiled spring '38, into engagement with h l eh el m nt 3 h y the ell 2 d n he h @11 0 th ou h th g ar f i and 35- EYQBSE i cl t h element 37, is normally held retracted from thec'onstantly driven clutch member 34;, and for this p rese t nin finger 39., i mount d p n a d O, se red bet en sj Plat 2' hd 3, nd t e er g theh e which projects beneath the roll 21, and is pro d d wi h an inclin d a e 41; J lee ly shown in ,F gs- 5 and-"9 Mo nte Up n the sleeve clutch 'element 37, is a pin 4:2,which, as said vclutch element '37, rotates around, strik against th inel ned' sur e 1e11, of said re ainin n er, o that th lu h elei eh i t er y etracted nd h d a in the compression of its spring, with the roll 21, at rest. The stripper-fingers 28, of the le e r 1 21, p il' et' d h er ly and engage over the transverse rod 40, and are held from rotation thereby with the rollerv2l.

Means are also provided for preventing.

overtravel ofthe roll 21, or in other words limiting the'rotation thereofto one revolu prislng an arm 44, pivotally mounted on the frame plate 13, andprovided with a r r V 12 t e d; ,k 43, and therm lly impelled't we d roller 45,, forvengageinentdn the notch of th by -sp e Meclian is n is also provided it'or imparting a dr vetothe egi ter 4, i em he 11 2 and te fth s. PutIiese s aft exteh ieh l-flfis formed o ron'e end ot'said roll2 1,

p si g hrough he P ate 3, e idrnlelte 'i and '1 nto-the gister asin 3,'=. f 'h re .se' ehl meeheni ih e eW H'k i Wh type i v to 'dnye the register dialsfii I a The operation is as follows:

The tickets for collection and registration are inserted through the slot 5, of the fare boX extension 2, whereupon the constantly rotating roll 20, driven from the motor 14, wedges the forward edge of the ticket between the cutting knives 26, and inking bands 25, of said respective rolls 20 and 21, so that due to the engagement of said ticket with said elements, rotation is imparted to the roll 21. This rotation continues for a short time suflicient for the pin 42, on the clutch element 37, of the roll 21, to pass beyond the upper end of the re taining finger 39, whereupon the clutch ele ment 37, springs into engagement with the clutch element 3%, so that the roll 21, is caused to rotate positively through the small pinions 30 and 35, until the pin 42, rotates around to strike against the inclined edge 41, of said retaining fingers to thereby again retract the clutch element 87, and disconnect the drive from the roll 21. Overtravel of the roll 21, is prevented by the notched disk 43, and spring impelled detent arm :A, so that only one complete revolution of said roll 21, takes place and a corresponding movement of the register dials in the reg ister 4, to count one ticket. The co-acting cutting knives 26, of said respective rolls act to mutilate the ticket, and the inking bands 25, serve to mark ink lines on each surface thereof, so that the canceled and mutilated ticket, although readable, cannot be used fraudulently if, for any reason, it is obtained from within the collecting compartment of the fare box. In order to replenish the marking fluid within the respective rolls 20 and 21, it is only necessary to unscrew the closures 23, thereof. The guards 2'7 and 28, on the upper and lower rolls re spectively, serve effectually to prevent the tickets clinging to the rolls after passage therethrough, so that the tickets are stripped therefrom and fall into the collecting compartment of the fare box.

I am'aware that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a machine of the class described, coacting rolls, mechanisms mounted thereon to cut through a ticket and simultaneously place a defacing mark on the surface thereof as it is passed between said rolls, means for constantly driving one roller, and a mechanism controlled by the tickets for driving the other roller from the constantly driven roller when the tickets are inserted in the machine.

2. In a device of the class described, a pair of inking rollers adapted to ink a ticket passin therebetween, mutilating wheels on said ro lers, intermeshing gears on said rollers, one rigidly secured to its roller and the other loose on its roller, a clutch mechanism on one roller, mechanism for releasing the same when a ticket is inserted between the rollers whereby the clutch mechanism rotates the roller from the loose gear.

3. In a device of the class described, a pair of inking rollers adapted to ink a ticket passing therebetween, mutilating wheels on said rollers, intermeshing gears on said rollers, one rigidly secured to its roller and the other loose on its roller, a clutch mechanism on one roller, mechanism for releasing the same when a ticket is inserted bet-ween the rollers whereby the clutch mechanism rotates the roller from the loose gear, mechanism for limiting the roller with the loose gear to one revolution for each ticket, and mechanism for disengaging the clutch from the loose gear for each revolution of the roller.

4. In a device of the class described, coacting rolls, means of one character thereon cutting, and means of another character thereon defacing a ticket passed therebetween, a register for registering the number of tickets operated upon, and mechanism set in operation by insertion of a ticket for automatically actuating the register to count each ticket inserted between the rollers.

5. In a collecting machine of the class described, co-acting rolls, mechanisms mounted thereon to cut through the ticket and simultaneously place a defacing mark on the surfacethereof, registering means for registering the number of tickets collected and a mechanism controlled entirely by the tickets for automatically actuating the register for each ticket fed to the rollers.

6. In a collecting machine of the class de scribed, mechanisms adapted to receive a ticket to mutilate and deface the same, and means connected to said mechanisms and caused to operate by the insertion of a ticket for registering the number of tickets collected.

7. In a machine of the class described, coacting mechanisms adapted to receive aticket therebetween to move the same there through, devices forming a part of said mechanisms to cut and deface the ticket passed therethrough, and a register connected to said mechanisms and automatically caused to operate due to insertion of a ticket into said mechanisms for registering the number of tickets collected.

8. In a collecting machine of the class de scribed, coacting rolls, inking devices associated therewith to deface the surfaces of a ticket passed therebetween, cutting mechanisms associated with said rolls to mutilate a ticket passed therebetween, a register mechanism connected for operation by one of said rol to count the number of ticke collected, a clutch on one roll adapted to drive the sam o the other r l, and mechanism for disengaging the clutch for each revolution of the roll.

9. Ina device of the class described, coacting means to mutilate and def-ace a'ticket, mechanisms constantly driving one of said means, and a clutch device for connecting the other of said means to said firstmen: t'ioned means to be driven thereby, bythe initia movement impa ted to said second men i me n by insertion of a ticket between said co-acting means. 7 v

1 In a machine otthe class described, ng emul t ng and de a ing for a ticket, mechanism driving one of i means, a clutch device for effecting d-rrv g connection between the second fsaid means and said first mentioned means when aticket isinserted there nto, nd me ns o limitt-he rotation of said second meansto one revolution for each ticket inserted into the-machine.

11. In a machine oftheclass-described, eo-acting mutilating and defiacing ,means p for a ticket,,mecl;ianism driving oneoi said means, a clutch device for efiecting driving connection between the second ofsaid means and said first mentioned means whena ticket is inserted thereinto, means'to limit the rotation of said second means to one revolution for each ticket insertedinto the machine, and a register for registering the number of tickets operated upon.

12. In a device of the lass described, .10- acting mutilat ng and def ing means. for a ticket, one of said means continnonsly driven, a clutch associated with the other of said means whereby with said clutchtliS- engaged the other of said means is normally at rest, means retaining said clutch disengaged position to permit said clutch be released by slight rotation of said second mentioned means due to insertion of a ticket between said co-acting means, mechanism for limiting the rotation of said second mentioned means to one revolution for each operation of said co-acting means, and a counter connected to said second mentioned means to count the revolutions-thereof and thereby register the number of ticketscollected.

13. In a device of the classdescribed, coacting devices to mutilate an de ac a ticket, a power drive therefor normally driv-v ing one ofsaid means, mechanisms acting automatically to connect thesecond of said 14. In a device of the class described, a

register and a ticket canceling device normally out of operative relation with the register and adapted by insertion of a ticket to be adjusted into operative relation with theregister to register the ticketthereon.

15. In a device of the class described, a mutilating and canceling member, a register, a mutilatin-g and canceling member connected to operate the register and means controlled by the insertion of a ticket for driving one of the canceling members from the other.

16.111 a device of the class des1ibed,,a ticket register, a power driven ticket canceling device and mechanism ant.omatically erated-by the insertion of a ticket tor drivingthe register from the ticket canceL -ng device. 7

17.111 a deviceof the class described, a motor, a canceling roller driven thereby, a canceling roller coacting therewith and inoperative. except upon insertion of a ticket, a register connected to operate With the second named canceling roller and amechanism controlled by the insertion of the ticket for operating the canceling rollers together.

18. In a device of the class described, an automatically operated canceling device operated by insertion of tickets and a register device automatic-ally operated byinsertion oitic ets to ou the n m e o tickets caneled. Y V

'19. Ina device of the class described, a ticke eg s e a ti et anceling d ice and mechanism controlled by the tickets for automatically operating both the ticket-register and canceling device.

20. In a device of the class described,

ticket canceling members, a clutch member for connecting the same to operate together, a mechanism operated by insertion of a ticket for adjusting the clutch into operativeposition and a ticket registering device connected tobe operated from. the canceling device. 7 V V 1 P In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub scribed my nameintheprescnce oft-W0 subcribing witnesses:

. JAY'M. JOHNSON.

Witmisses 7 V 7 CHARLES W. HILLS, J13, Lawrencn .REIBSTEIN.

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